I. Edible value
Grains are rich in starch, which can be used for food or wine, and stems and leaves can be used as livestock feed.
1, laxative. Because millet contains a lot of carbohydrates and dietary fiber needed by human body. It can help intestinal digestion and effectively prevent constipation.
2. Beauty. Beauty. Millet is rich in vitamin B and vitamin E, which can help beauty beauty and moisturize skin color.
3, improve eyesight and soothe the nerves. Carotene and vitamin B 12 contained in millet can soothe the nerves, improve eyesight and improve insomnia and impatience.
4, nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen. Eating more food made of millet helps to nourish the stomach and strengthen the spleen, so it is especially suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.
5, heat and detoxification. Food made from millet can treat diseases such as heat toxicity, chilblain and abscess. It can also effectively prevent the problem of decreased resistance caused by malnutrition.
Two. Medicinal value
Millet is sweet, warm, slightly cold and non-toxic. It is one of the traditional Chinese herbal medicines in China, and is mainly used to treat qi deficiency, fatigue, heatstroke, dizziness and thirst. Millet "enters the spleen, stomach, large intestine meridian and lung meridian", which has the functions of "tonifying middle energizer, invigorating spleen and lung, clearing heat and healing sores". It can also be used for treating spleen and stomach weakness, lung deficiency, cough, hiccup, polydipsia, diarrhea, stomachache, infantile thrush, scald, etc.
Millet with skin is suitable for cardiovascular diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, myopia, hyperlipidemia, beriberi, polyneuritis, tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism and other consumptive diseases, such as angular stomatitis, cheilitis, glossitis, blepharitis, bursitis, seborrheic dermatitis and so on, and can play a good role in prevention and diet therapy.